Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy 2023
Sráid na Cathrach, Co. an Chláir, 1ú Iúil - 9ú Iúil.
The 51st Willie Clancy Summer School, Miltown Malbay, Co. Clare, Ireland. Saturday 1st July to Sunday 9th July, 2023.
Complete Calendar of Events
Please note that all information on this site pertains to the 2022 summer school. We will be updating the site with info for the 2023 summer school in due course.
Dé Sathairn 2ú Iúil - Saturday 2nd July
3 pm to 6 pm - Information exchange: students meet staff at the Community Centre, Miltown Malbay.
8.00 pm - Oscailt Oifigiúil/Official Opening by Patsy Hanly, renowned traditional flute player and TG4 Gradam Ceoil Award winner.
8.30 pm - Breandán Breathnach Memorial Lecture: When It All Started: The Traditional Music Landscape of 1973. Presented by Nicholas Carolan, co-founder and first Director of the Irish Traditional Music Archive.
Venue: Community Centre for both events.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Brian Ború Ceilí Band at The Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Dal gCais Céilí Band at the Quilty Tavern
Dé Domhnaigh 3ú Iúil - Sunday 3rd July
12.15 pm - Aifreann i nGaeilge/Mass in Irish at St. Joseph's Church, Miltown Malbay.
3.00 pm - Musical Tribute at Willie Clancy's Grave, Ballard Road.
5 pm to 7.30 pm - Information exchange: students meet staff at the Community Centre, Miltown Malbay.
8.00 pm - Éire 's Alba. A concert celebrating the links between Gaelic Scotland and Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy agus á chraoladh beo ar RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. Venue: Community Centre. This concert will feature the premiere of Ómós Ceoil - 50 Bliain Faoi Bhláth, music composed by renowned uilleann piper and flute player Louise Mulcahy to celebrate the 50th Scoil Samhraidh Willie Clancy.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Dal gCais Céilí Band at The Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Taylor's Cross Céilí Band at the Quilty Tavern
Dé Luain 4ú Iúil - Monday 4th July
9.00 am - Assembly at the various class venues.
10 am to 1 pm - Classes and Workshops (see location details on information page).
2 pm to 3 pm - Classes in spoken Irish and Scots Gaelic.
3.00 pm - Lecture: From New France to La Belle Province: Québec’s Traditional Soundscapes. Presented by Professor Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin, School of Irish Studies, Concordia University, Montréal.
The lecture will be followed by a screening of Gearóid's film 'The Lost Children of the Carricks'.
Venue: Community Centre.
5 pm to 7 pm - Harp Recital. Venue: Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds.
7 pm - Screening of documentary on the life and music of renowned fiddle player Seán Keane, formerly of Ceoltóirí Chuallann and The Chieftains. Venue: Community Centre.
8.00 pm - Fiddle Recital. Venue: Community Centre.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Kilfenora Céilí Band at The Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
Dé Máirt 5ú Iúil - Tuesday 5th July
10 am to 1 pm - Classes and Workshops
2 pm to 3 pm - Classes in spoken Irish and Scots Gaelic
3.00 pm - Tribute to Bobby Gardiner, master accordion player, tutor, TG4 Gradam Award winner and author. Presented by Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, traditional singer, musician and lecturer in the Department of Folklore and Ethnology at University College Cork. Venue: Community Centre.
5.30 pm - Ceolchoirm Idirnáisiúnta/International Concert featuring traditional music, song and dance from Scotland, Wales, Québec and Brittany. Venue: Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds.
8.00 pm - Whistle and Flute Recital. Venue: Community Centre.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Tulla Céilí Band at The Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
Dé Céadaoin 6ú Iúil - Wednesday 6th July
10 am to 1 pm - Classes and Workshops
2 pm to 3 pm - Classes in spoken Irish and Scots Gaelic.
3.00 pm - Lecture: Bill Stapleton and the Irish Recording Company. Presented by Harry Bradshaw, former producer with RTÉ Radio and researcher in Irish traditional music. Venue: Community Centre.
5 pm to 7 pm - Banjo Recital. Venue: Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds.
6.00 pm - Screening of Porter Och Pipa, a film made in 1965 by Swedish film maker Lennart Malmer, which features fascinating footage of many musicians including Willie Clancy himself. Lennart will attend the screening.
Venue: Community Centre.
8.00 pm - Uilleann Piping Recital. Venue: Community Centre.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Kilfenora Céilí Band at The Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
Déardaoin 7ú Iúil - Thursday 7th July
10 am to 1 pm - Classes and Workshops
2 pm to 3 pm - Classes in spoken Irish and Scots Gaelic.
2.30 pm - Lecture: Welsh Medieval Harp Music: Structures and Parallels with Irish Music Traditions. Presented by Dr Paul Dooley, an expert on the metal-strung Irish harp and researcher in harp tuning and string-making techniques, and Ceri Owen Jones, Welsh harper, singer and researcher in traditional medieval Welsh music. Venue: Community Centre.
4.30 pm - Button Accordion Recital. Venue: Community Centre.
8.00 pm - Old Style Step, Sean-nós and Set-Dancing Recital. Venue: Community Centre.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Tulla Céilí Band at the Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
Dé hAoine 8ú Iúil - Friday 8th July
10 am to 1 pm - Classes and Workshops
2 pm to 3 pm - Classes in spoken Irish and Scots Gaelic.
3.00 pm - An afternoon of Traditional Singing in Irish and English. Venue: Community Centre.
5 pm to 7 pm - Harmonica Recital. Venue: Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds.
8.00 pm - Concertina Recital. Venue: Community Centre.
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Four Courts Céilí Band at the Mill Marquee, GAA Grounds
9.30 pm to 1 am - Céilí with the Abbey Trio at the Quilty Tavern
Dé Sathairn 9ú Iúil - Saturday 9th July
10 am to 1 pm - Classes and Workshops
2 pm to 3 pm - Classes in spoken Irish and Scots Gaelic.
2.30 pm - Screening of Dark Horse on the Wind, a feature documentary on the life and songs of singer / songwriter Liam Weldon. Presented by Myles O’Reilly, director, and Lorraine Kennedy, producer. Venue: Community Centre.
7 pm to 10.30 pm - CEOLCHOIRM CHUIMHNEACHÁIN MUIRIS Ó RÓCHÁIN Muiris Ó Rócháin Memorial Concert Láithreoir / presenter: Muireann Ní Dhuigneáin. Venue: Community Centre.
Dé Domhnaigh 10ú Iúil - Sunday 10th July
12.15 pm - Aifreann i nGaeilge le Cór Chúil Aodha (Seán Ó Riada Mass with Coolea Choir) at St. Joseph's Church,
Miltown Malbay.